Junior high band sections research someone who played their instrument
History of jazz
Follow the Drinking Gourd - students write their own lyrics
History timeline
What are the objectives/learning goals?
Cover the nine national standards - improv/compare & contrast/solo/perform as a group
1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
Connect to jazz history music
What assessments will be used to measure learning?
Tests, performances, projects
What vocabulary terms will be important for students to learn and know?
What unit/big topic will be used?
Black History MonthWhat big ideas should students understand?
What projects could be designed for the unit?
What are the objectives/learning goals?
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
What assessments will be used to measure learning?
What vocabulary terms will be important for students to learn and know?